Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-08
KILLED HIS WIFE.
William B. jones OF Dallas Shoots His
Wife Three Times ia th5 CGnrt-
h0use-End OF Family Row.
a Fourth Shot Fired at Deputy Sheriff
hlnr.lD-J onrs Ovtrpowerod and Jail
ed-The Tragedy In Detail.
special Q the Gazette.

Special the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 7.-One OF the
most unfortunate and horrible tragedies
that perh,ps happened for years occurred
here st 4? 80 this morning, and resulted
in the death OF Mrs. VIM. B. Jones,
whose husband was employed as book
keeper az Elliot's lumber yard, caused by
pistol shots in the hands of her own bus
band. Ohiser Heidensti elder relates this
sad occurrence as follows: "Mrs. Jt mes
was stan sing Eear the stairway of the
court house with her back to her husband,
VINO came in, walked up behind her and
began to shoot without saying word
She fell running, in the right corner Of
the hsll, when he, Jones, run up again
and shot her through the temple. She
was shot through the head, body and
wrist and died instantly Nothing was
said during the shooting, except by the
unfortunate victim, VINO called merci-
fully for help. Following are the full
PARTICULARS:
AFAM1LY QUARREL.
About the 20th Of last August the deni-
zens Of South Dallas were thrown into A..
high state Of excitement at night by the
screams of s woman. A number Of men,
armed with pistols and shotguus, rushed
10 the house OF Mr.. ". b. Jones, whose
wife charged him with beating her with
out cause. The husband charged that his
wife came home 81 that unseemly hour,
and that as soon as she met him she
began to scream and that Psrson Vanstcn
rushed in sad struck him over the right
eye with board, producing 8 very pain
ful wound. Prison Vsnston and man
named leicester came N carriage, es-
corhng Mrs. Jones home. Leicester
claims to be Gn uncle OF Mrs Jones, but
Mr. Jones, VINO ll4tters himself that he
had her part Of the family tree down fine.
says that he never before heard Of such
al uncle.
THE HUSBAND ARRESTED.
The mex morning Mrs. Jones sWOre
opt warrant for the arrest of her hus-
band, charging him with aggravated as
ssult End battery. She said he choked
her, and showed the County Attorney her
Injuries, which she alleged lie inflicted.
She charged him with aggravated
assault end battery. Later il the same
dag Mr.. ". B. Jones, the husband, put
in an appearance and charged the Rev.
James 7. Eanston, VINO is connected
with the proposed Dallas and Archer
Railway Company, with aggravated as-
sault and battery on him. still later Mr.
L. a. Robertson ana Mr.. Ljnderman ap-
peared and charged both Mr.. and Mrs
Jones with disturbing the peace and
quietude of South Dallas.
THE SEPARATION.
After this occurrence Mrs. Jones
packed up her things and lefJ the marital
roof. The marriage OF Jones and his wife
was brought about through correspond
enCe. They never met until they we're
engaged. Growing out of the separation
Of Jones and his wife, O brace Of street
fights occurred between Mr.. d. i. Stuart
and Mr. j. 3 Saint. Both parties were
arrested and the next act in the tragedy
occurred to-day. The cases that grew
out Of TIE family jar were set for trial to-
day il the County court as follows: The
State vs.. w. B. jones, charged with dis
iurbing the peace; State vs.. Mrs. F. L
Jones, his dead wife, charged with 6
similar offense, and the State vs.. Rev.
James T. Nanston, charging him with
aggravated assault on ". B. Jones.
THE KILLING.
This morning about 9:l5 O'Clock four
pistol shots fired in rapid succession, ac-
compGnied blythe screams of woman,
rang out with fearful distress on the cir
from the courthouse, and few minutes
after the halls of the lower floor
of the building was crowded with
people. Deputy Sceriff5 Ed Martyr
and COe were struggling with Jones
at the west end Of the hall to get posses
sion of the pistol with which he had
committed the killing, and after des-
perate struggle they succeeded. Mrs.
Jones, the dead woman, was lying in
the northwest corner Of the nall, where
she had fallen, with the blood
trickling down from her left temple,
forming pool on the floor. She expired
while the officers were yet struggling
with her murderer, which was in less
time than five minutes. She never uttered
word, but only screamed. The second
shot broke her left thigh, ana the third
shot, which fractured her left hand, made
the three wounds. There were
-FOUR SHOTS IN ALL,
the fourth being fred by Jones at Deputy
Sheriff Martyn, who first closed IN on
him. II missed the cfiicer, who belted
him over the head with his sjX-shooter,
knocking rim down, when Jones' pistol
was taken from him. Jumping to hisfeet
Jones cried, "Don't let him kill me-" and
dashed out OF the west door, and
back into the hall, followed by the officers,
who soon caught him. He resisted with
all mis- might, and called to the large
crowd that had gathered by this time not
to let them kill him. Sheriff Lewis told
him he must be quiet snd go to ISL, aud
appearing to recognize the officer he
WENT ALONG WITH HIM.
The body OF Mrs. +. L. Jones, the muir
dered wife, who but a few moments be.
fore was SO full of life, and who Wa:
slsin BY her ieslou5 husband, was
lifted up by the officers snG
carried into the rear office Of
the county attorney and laid cut OF
the floor to avail: the arrival OF an under.
taker. The officers locked the door a1G
kept back the crowd that surged back
aud forth in the nall seeking admittarce
There she lay with her left temple stil
bleeding, her hands
FOLDED ACROSS HER BREAST,
Blood splotches about her hip toli wher
e. ball had entered. Several blood STAIN
were on her dress, on the lower part Q
the skirt. A black straw hat was ont ne
head, and she was stirred in whit
Mother Hubbard, trimmed wit
black velvet sleeves, snd wor